Friday, April 21, 2017

Nickelodeon Netherlands (Nederland) has announced the exciting news that they have partnered with Jantje Beton, an organisation dedicated to providing youth services, to hold the 10th edition of Buitenspeeldag, Nickelodeon Nederland's localised version of Nickelodeon's "Worldwide Day of Play", on Wednesday 14th June 2017!

For Buitenspeeldag 2017, Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton are inviting everyone to help make the Netherlands one big playground, and to organise and register activities on Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton's giant map, so that 100,000 children across the Netherlands can go outside and play, whether in a garden, in a park or at a playground!

On Wednesday 14th June 2017, games will be anything but boring or unsafe. Throughout the Netherlands, streets will be closed and places will be transformed into giant playgrounds so that children can enjoy a day of fun and games with friends!

Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton are calling on municipalities, parents and caregivers, playgrounds, schools, youth clubs, youth organisations and associations to help turn the Netherlands into one of the biggest playgrounds on the planet by organising tons of fun activities for kids! Activities can then be submitted to be placed on Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton's Buitenspeeldag 2017 map at www.jantjebeton.nl/buitenspeeldag! More than 350 schools, companies, neighbourhood associations, parents, municipalities and children have reported an activity!

Buitenspeeldag 2017 aims to get kids to go outside and play. Studies have found that 1 in 5 children doesn't play outside, or plays outside only one day a week, which is quite alarming. That is why Nickelodeon and Jantje Beton are organising Buitenspeeldag 2017, to help kids experience how massively fun it is to explore the world outside.

Outside is also the place kids can charge up their energy or wear themselves out. Outside play is not only fun, but is also essential for physical, mental and social development. Playing is important for kids, however, it is something that isn't taught enough in the current, performance-oriented society.

Whether it's an activity for a street, a school or a whole neighbourhood. Every activity is welcome! Visit www.jantjebeton.nl/buitenspeeldag for more information about Buitenspeeldag 2017, to sign up and add your activity to the Buitenspeeldag 2017 map, tips on how to promote your activity, promotional material, and fun activity ideas! From obstacle courses and old Dutch games, to the best clothes to wear whilst playing in the water, under the sun or in the rain. On Buitenspeeldag 2017, everything is possible!